During the press conference, Cruz and Locsin had a grand time with the media. Photograph by JR Sala.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – At a press conference held on February 1 in ELJ Building on Mother Ignacia Street, Star Cinema unveiled the three-year-in-the-making film titled ‘UnOfficially Yours’ of ABS-CBN’s two bankable stars
Angel Locsin and
John Lloyd Cruz.
Film director
Cathy Garcia-Molina, known to be a big name in making romantic comedy flicks says, “I’m excited about this movie because it’s my first time that I worked with Angel, plus the fact—it’s also the first time that Angel and John Lloyd to be in a film together.”
The film has many ‘firsts’. Aside from the two leading stars to be in the movie together, the daughters of Yayo Aguila and William Martinez—Patrizha, Dana and Dannielle are also part of this production playing siblings to John Lloyd’s character.
It is also the first time that the film outfit had delved into a ‘sensitive’ but relevant and prevalent issue in the Philippine society.
Edgar Allan Guzman appears for the first time in Star Cinema's Valentine offering. Photograph by JR Sala.
Cruz plays Mackie Galvez, 28, a practicing dentist who is moving on from a long-term relationship break-up met Princess ‘Ces’ Bricenio (Locsin), 27, the major broadsheet’s lifestyle senior reporter whom the former have been invited to write for the said publication and ended up in a one night stand.
Also in this is the first time for
Edgar Allan Guzman, 2011 Cinemalaya’s best actor for new breed full-length category.
If Filipinos enjoyed the foreign romantic comedy films e.g.
‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’,
‘No Strings Attached’, and
‘Friends with Benefits’—then this Filipino romantic comedy movie will surely tug the hearts of many, which will open in more than 100 theaters nationwide on February 15, a day after Valentine's Day, Star Cinema opens its latest romantic comedy flick titled ‘UnOfficially Yours’.
Watch the official trailer of 'UnOfficially Yours'.
